English Dictionary: quickener | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quagmire \Quag"mire`\, n. [Quake + mire.] Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. [bd]A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access.[b8] --Palfrey. Syn: Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quassia \Quas"si*a\, n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.] The wood of several tropical American trees of the order {Simarube[91]}, as {Quassia amara}, {Picr[91]na excelsa}, and {Simaruba amara}. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quickener \Quick"en*er\, n. One who, or that which, quickens. |